Zorica Brunclik (; born 29 June 1955) is a Serbian singer and lyricist. Known for her signature hot pink colored hair, she is recognized as one of the most successful Serbian folk singers.
Zorica Brunclik was born on 29 June 1955 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia to a Serb mother and Czech-Greek father. Her parents divorced during her early years. She grew up between Smederevo and Poà ¾arevac. According to Brunclik, her mother, who predominately raised her and her three brothers, was financially struggling living off of one paycheck.
Brunclik graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Nià ¡.
In 1969, Brunclik was introduced to singing by folk singer Bora Spuà ¾iàKvaka. After several years of performing as a working singer, with the help from songwriter Novica Uroà ¡eviàshe released her first single "Ne daj da nas rastave" in 1974 under PGP-RTB. Two years later, Brunclik released her debut studio album. Over the years, she has collectively released 27 albums. Having sold 15 million records in total, she is recognized as one of the commercially most successful Serbian folk singers of all time. Some of her well-known songs include: "A tebe nema" (1982), "Avlije, avlije" (1991), "Kada bi me pitali", "Tamo gde si ti", "à  to se mala uobrazi" (1995), "Dunjo mirisna" (1997), "OtkopÃÂano jeleÃÂe" (1998) and "Ne dam ovo malo duà ¡e" (2002). Additionally, Brunclik has received numerous accolades, including the National Music Artist of Serbia award from the Union of Music Artists of Serbia (SEMUS) in May 2021.
In addition to singing, Brunclik also wrote lyrics for herself and other artists. She used her cousin à ½ivorad MiljkoviÃÂ's name as a pseudonym for songwriting purposes. Songs that she wrote include "A tebe nema", "PreboleÃÂu" (1982), "Ne dam duà ¡u da greà ¡e" (1988), which she also composed, and "à  to ne doÃÂeà ¡" (1985). Other artists she had written lyrics for include , Asim Brkan, Merima Njegomir, , etc. Her other pseudonym was S. Orsana.
On 11 November 2014, Brunclik celebrated forty years of her career with a solo concert in the Belgrade Arena, titled Sve je ljubav (Everything is Love). The live show featured guest performances from more than thirty regional musicians, including: Lepa Brena, Ceca, Dragana MirkoviÃÂ, Vesna Zmijanac, Saà ¡a MatiÃÂ, Aca Lukas, à ½eljko JoksimoviÃÂ, Sinan SakiÃÂ, Ana Bekuta and Aco PejoviÃÂ. On 28 June 2022, she held a concert in the Taà ¡majdan Center to celebrate close to fifty years of work. Footage from the concert aired on the Radio Television of Serbia on January 1 the following year.
Outside of her career in music, she starred in the movies Kakav deda takav unuk (1983) and à  pijun na à ¡tiklama (1988). Between March and June 2010, Brunclik participated on the second season of the reality television show Farma, where she placed 6th. She also served as a judge on the singing competitions Zvezde Granda (2013âÂÂ2015) and Pinkove Zvezde (2016âÂÂ2017).
Brunclik was married three times. Her first two husbands were Serbian accordion players Zoran Tutiàand . Since 1985, she has been married to Serbian accordion player and composer, . Brunclik has four children: a daughter she gave birth to at 18, a son with TutiÃÂ, a daughter with Keà ¡elj and a daughter with Kemià ¡.
Reportedly, she was a close personal friend of the Serbian politician and wife of Slobodan Miloà ¡eviÃÂ, Mirjana MarkoviÃÂ, and was a member of the Yugoslav Left. Brunclik stated that she and her family faced inconveniences from the protestors several days after the overthrow of Slobodan Miloà ¡eviàon 5 October 2000. She has publicly endorsed Aleksandar VuÃÂiÃÂ.